ST. ANGER ALBUM
Evolution is a beautiful thing. Metallica is a band that has always evolved and stayed in tune with times, that's part of what made them maybe the most successful metal band of all times.
St.Anger is nothing less than a miracle. Metallica was a broken band and could easily break up prior to this album for various reasons: the Napster lawsuit, Hetfield battling with alcoholism, a natural burnout of being with the same people 24/7 for decades, the departure of Newsted, etc.
However, none of that could subjugate the band, and six years after their last album with original material, St.Anger was born. And thank god it did.
First of all, forget about everything Metallica has made before 2003. St.Anger is a complete reinvention of the band. The goal with this album was to deliberately create a raw, unpolished sound, which is 180 degrees the opposite from the refined production of their 90's albums. Instead of sounding like a million dollar hard rock band making the best sounding album possible, they opted to create a garage band vibe that just play live together and let the aggression come out. There are almost no overdubs on the vocals, the snare drum sounds like a trash can on purpose and there's an overall muddy quality to the final mix of the album which make it sounds more like a demo than an official studio album, which is exactly what the band wanted to achieve.
The musical direction reflects quite accurately the early 00's metal sound: more emphasis on rhythmic down tuned guitars, and less solos and melodic riffs. Forget about the 80's trash metal sound or the 90's hard rock, St.Anger came out in a new decade and as I mentioned earlier, the band always knew how to stay relevant with what's happening in the world.
Most of the lyrics are quite simple and straightforward. There's a lot of aggression and despair in the songs, which reflects the hard times the band dealt with quite authentically. There are no hidden messages or double meanings, not much depth as well, just pure aggression and raw energies that fits the crushing riffs superbly.
Even though that most of the songs feel quite simple and short, the average length of each track is almost 7 minutes, which is quite amazing. The title track is without a doubt one of the highlights of this album, and one of the most authentic songs the band has ever made. I can connect more with a person exposing his inner world and thoughts in the most direct and straightforward form possible, than someone who hides between clever metaphors and reveals nothing personal. The opening riff is very simple and to the point and is repeated several times with alternating drum patterns. The verse has a mellower vibe with clean guitars, and the pre-chorus and chorus are aggressive and catchy enough to bring this song to a truly great level.
'Some Kind Monster' is another great track. There are tons of catchy and rhythmic riffs, and even occasional semi melodic lead guitar in the intro which enhances even further the opening riff. The vocal delivery is very rhythmic and is quite close to rap in the verses, and goes back to more hard rock vibe in the chorus. I won't lie, having some flashy guitar solos of Kirk Hammet could only improve the song, but even in its rough form the song works very well.
I can understand why a lot pf people despise this album, it's not "pure metal" and sounds very different than the prior albums of the band. I simply don't care, I just enjoy this album very much. If 'St.Anger' was the debut album of a new band in 2003, I have no doubt this album could have gone to sell even more than the 5 million copies it did and it would probably wouldn't receive the hatred it did in some circles.
What made me like this album so much, is that it's just 100% authentic. I believe every word Hetfield sing, I feel the sincerity and raw emotions of this album in every riff and drum hit and it's just feel like the purest, most realistic representation of Metallica in 2003. Sure it's not as epic or sophisticated as their 80's albums, not as polished as the black album, and less varied than 'Load '+'Reload'. But it's different, and in a good way.
'St.Anger' is a courageous, unapologetic and deliberately rough album, created by authentic people for authentic people. Listen to this album with an open mind and you'll discover one of the realest albums ever made with tons of catchy riffs and overwhelming energies.
Daftar lagu
1. Frantic 05:50
If I could have my wasted days back
would I use them to get back on track,
stop to warm at karmas burning or look
ahead but keep on turning?
Do I have the strength
to know how I’ll go?
Can I find it inside to deal
with what I shouldn’t know?
Could I have my wasted days back
would I use them to get back on track?
You live it or lie it, you live it or lie it,
you live it or lie it, you live it or lie it!
My lifestyle determines
my deathstyle!
My lifestyle determines
my deathstyle!
Keep searching, keep on searching,
this search goes on, this search goes on.
Keep searching, keep on searching,
this search goes on, this search goes on.
Frantic, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tock...
I’ve worn out always being afraid,
an endless stream of fear that I’ve made.
Treading water full of worry,
this frantic tick tick talk goes hurry.
Do I have the strength
to know how I’ll go?
Can I find it inside to deal
with what I shouldn’t know?
I’ve worn out always being afraid,
endless stream of fear that I’ve made.
You live it or lie it, you live it or lie it,
you live it or lie it, you live it or lie it!
My lifestyle determines
my deathstyle!
My lifestyle determines
my deathstyle!
Keep searching, keep on searching,
this search goes on, this search goes on.
Keep searching, keep on searching,
this search goes on, on and on.
Frantic, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tock...
Do I have the strength
to know how I’ll go?
Can I find it inside to deal
with what I shouldn’t know?
Do I have the strength
to know how I’ll go?
Can I find it inside to deal
with what I shouldn’t know?
Birth is pain, life is pain,
death is pain, it's all the same.
My lifestyle determines my deathstyle,
a rising tide that pushes to the other side.
My lifestyle determines my deathstyle,
a rising tide that pushes to the other side.
Keep searching, keep on searching,
this search goes on, on and on.
Keep searching, keep on searching,
this search goes on, on and on.
Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tock...
2. St. Anger 07:21
Saint Anger ‘round my neck
Saint Anger ‘round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger ‘round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out (Saint Anger ‘round my neck)
You flush it out, you flush it out (He never gets respect)
You flush it out, you flush it out (Saint Anger ‘round my neck)
You flush it out, you flush it out (He never gets respect)
Fuck it all and no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself, to let myself go free
Fuck it all and fucking no regrets , I hit the lights on these dark sets
Medallion noose, I’ll hang myself, saint Anger ‘round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
Hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
Saint Anger ‘round my neck
Saint Anger ‘round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger ‘round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out (Saint Anger ‘round my neck)
You flush it out, you flush it out (He never gets respect)
You flush it out, you flush it out (Saint Anger ‘round my neck)
You flush it out, you flush it out (He never gets respect)
Uah!
Fuck it all and no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself, to let myself go free
Fuck it all and fucking no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets
Let down your noose, I’ll hang myself, saint Anger ‘round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
Hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
And I want my anger to be healthy
And I want my anger just for me
And I need my anger not to control
Yeah, and I want my anger to be me
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free, set it free!
Fuck it all and no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself, to let myself go free
Fuck it all and fucking no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets
Medallion noose, I’ll hang myself, saint Anger ‘round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
Hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
I’m madly in anger with you
3. Some Kind of Monster 08:26
These are the eyes that can’t see me
These are the hands that drop your trust
These are the boots that kick you ‘round
This is the tongue that speaks on the inside
These are the ears that ring with hate
This is the face that’ll never change
This is the fist that grinds you down
This is the voice of silence no more
These are the legs in circles run
This is the beating you’ll never know
These are the lips that taste no freedom
This is the feel that’s not so safe
This is the face you’ll never change
This is the god that aing’t so pure
This is the god that is not pure
This is the voice of silence no more
We the people!
Are we the people?
We the people!
Are we the people?
Some kind of monster
Some kind of monster
Some kind of monster
This monster lives
This is the face that stones you cold
This is the moment that needs to breathe
These are the claws that scratch these wounds
This is the pain that never leaves
This is the tongue that whips you down
This is the burden of every man
These are the screams that pierce your skin
This is the voice of silence no more
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
This is the test of flesh and soul
This is the trap that smells so good
This is the flood that drains these eyes
These are the looks that chill to the bone
These are the fears that swing overhead
These are the weights that hold you down
This is the end that will never end
This is the voice of silence no more
We the people!
Are we the people?
We the people!
Are we the people?
Rarr!
Some kind of monster
Some kind of monster
Some kind of monster
This monster lives
This is the cloud that swallows trust
This is the black that uncolors us
This is the face that you hide from
This is the mask that comes undone
Ominous, I’m in us
Ominous, I’m in us
Ominous, I’m in us
Ominous, I’m in us
This is the cloud that swallows trust
This is the black that uncolors us
This is the face that you hide from
This is the mask that comes undone
Ominous, I’m in us
Ominous, I’m in us
Ominous, I’m in us
Ominous, I’m in us
Are we the people?
Some kind of monster
Some kind of monster
Some kind of monster
This monster lives
4. Dirty Window 05:25
I see my reflection in the window
It looks different, so different than what you see
Projecting judgement on the world
This house is clean babe, this house is clean
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
I look out my window and see it’s gone wrong
Court is in session and I slam my gavel down
I’m judge and I’m jury and I’m executioner too
I’m judge and I’m jury and I’m executioner too
Projector, protector, rejector, infector, projector
Rejector, infector, injector, defector, rejector
I see my reflection in the window
This window clean inside, dirty on the out
I’m looking different than me
This house is clean babe, this house is clean
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Oh, am I who I think I am?
I look out my window and see it’s gone wrong
My court is in session and now I slam my gavel down
I’m judge and I’m jury and I’m executioner too
Hmm… I’m judge and I’m jury and I’m executioner too
Projector, protector, rejector, infector, projector
Rejector, infector, injector, defector, rejector, detector
I, I, I, I
Ahahaha…
I’m judge and I’m jury and I’m executioner too
Hmm… I’m judge and I’m jury and I’m executioner too
Projector, protector, rejector, infector, projector
Rejector, infector, injector, defector, rejector
Uh…
I… (chorus) I drink from the cup of denial
I’m judging the world from my throne
I drink from the cup of denial
I’m judging the world from my throne, yeah
5. Invisible Kid 08:30
Invisible kid, never see what he did, got stuck where he hid, fallen through the grid
Invisible kid, got a place of his own, where he’ll never be known, inward he’s grown
Invisible kid, never see what he did, got stuck where he hid, fallen through the grid
Invisible kid, got a place of his own, where he’ll never be known, inward he’s grown
Invisible kid, locked away in his brain, from the shame and the pain, world down the drain
Invisible kid, suspicious of your touch, don’t want no crutch, but it’s all too much
Invisible kid, locked away in his brain, from the shame and the pain, world down the drain
Invisible kid, suspicious of your touch, don’t want no crutch, but it’s all too much, yeah
I hide inside
I hurt inside
I hide inside
But I’ll show you...
I’m ok, just go away
Into distance let me fade
I’m ok, just go away
I’m ok, but please don’t stray too far
Open your heart, I’m beating right here
Open your mind, I’m being right here (Right now)
Open your heart, I’m beating right here
Open your mind, I’m being right here (Right now)
Invisible kid, never see what he did, got stuck where he hid, fallen through the grid
Invisible kid, got a place of his own, where he’ll never be known, inward he’s grown
Invisible kid, never see what he did, got stuck where he hid, fallen through the grid
Invisible kid, got a place of his own, where he’ll never be known, inward he’s grown
I hide inside
I hurt inside
I hide inside
But I’ll show you...
I’m ok, just go away
Into distance let me fade
I’m ok (I’m ok), just go away
I’m ok (I’m ok), but please don’t stray too far
Open your heart, I’m beating right here
Open your mind, I’m being right here (Right now)
Open your heart, I’m beating right here
Open your mind, I’m being right here (Right now)
Uh, what a good boy you are
Out of the way and you’re kept to yourself
Uh, can’t you see that he’s not here
He doesn’t want the attention you give
Uh, unplugging from it all
Invisible kid floats alone in his room
Uh what a quiet boy you are
He looks so calm floating ‘round and around in himself
Invisible kid, locked away is his brain, from the shame and the pain, world down the drain
Invisible kid, suspicious of your touch, don’t want no crutch, but it’s all to much
Invisible kid, locked away is his brain, from the shame and the pain, world down the drain
Invisible kid, suspicious of your touch, don’t want no crutch, but it’s all to much, yeah
I hide inside
I hurt inside
I hide inside
But I’ll show you...
I’m ok, just go away
Into distance let me fade
I’m ok (I’m ok), just go away
I’m ok (I’m ok), but please don’t stray too far
Open your heart, I’m beating right here
Open your mind, I’m being right here (Right now)
Open your heart, I’m beating right here
Open your mind, I’m being right here (Right now)
6. My World 05:46
The motherfuckers got in my head
Trying to make me someone else instead
It’s my world now, it’s my world now
It’s my world, it’s my world
Mama, why’s it raining in my room
Cheer up boy clouds will move on soon
Heavy fog got me lost inside
I’m gonna sit right back and enjoy this ride
It’s my world, you can’t have it, it’s my world, it’s my world
It’s my world, you can’t have it, it’s my world , it’s my world
It’s my world, you can’t have it, it’s my world, it’s my world
It’s my world… sucker!
Out my head, out my head
Get’em out my head, out my head, get’em out
I am
Sucka-ah!
Who’s in charge of my head today
Dancing devils in angels way
It’s my time now, it’s my time now
It’s my time, yeah, it’s my time
Look out motherfuckers here I come
I’m gonna make my head my home
The sons of bitches tried to take my head
Tried to make me someone else instead
Uh! It’s my world, you can’t have it, it’s my world, it’s my world
It’s my world, you can’t have it, it’s my world, it’s my world
It’s my world, you can’t have it, it’s my world, it’s my world
It’s my world… sucker!
Oh yeah I’m out my head, out my head
Get’em out my head, get’em out my head, yeah get’em out
Only do I not know the answer
I don’t even know what the question is
Only do I not know the answer
I don’t even know what the question is
God it feels like it only rains on me
God it feels like it only rains on me (like it only rains on me)
God it feels like it only rains on me (like it only rains on me)
God (oh God, oh God, oh God) it feels like it only rains on me (like it only rains on me)
Only do I not know the answer
I don’t even know what the question is
Only do I not know the answer
I don’t even know what the question is
Sucker!
Out my head, out my head, out my head
Get’em out of my head, get’em out
Enough’s enough, enough’s enough, enough’s enough, enough’s enough
Enough’s enough! Enough’s enough! Enough’s enough! Enough’s enough!
Suck!
7. Shoot Me Again 07:10
I won’t go away
Right, right here I stay
Stand silent in flames
Stand tall ‘till it fades
Shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
C’mon, shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
I said, shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
C’mon, shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
C’mon, shoot me again, shoot me again, shoot me
Shoot me again, shoot me again
C’mon, shoot me again, shoot me again, shoot me
Shoot me again, shoot me again, c’mon
All the shots I take, spit back at you
All the shit you fake comes back to haunt you
All the shots, all the shots, all the shots I take, what difference did I make?
All the shots I take, I spit back at you ouh
I won’t go away, with a bullet in my back
Right, right here I stay, with a bullet in my back
Shoot me (Take a shot)
Shoot me (Take a shot)
Shoot me (Take a shot)
Shoot me (Take a shot)
I stand on my own, with a bullet in my back
I’m stranded and sold, with a bullet in my back
Shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
C’mon, shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
Yeah shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
C’mon, shoot me again, I ain’t dead yet
I say shoot me again, shoot me again, c’mon
Shoot me again, shoot me again
C’mon, shoot me again, shoot me again, shoot me
Shoot me again, shoot me again yeah
All the shots I take, I spit back at you
All the shit you fake comes back to haunt you
All the shots, all the shots, all the shots I take, hey, what difference did I make? (What difference did I make?)
All the shots I take, I spit back at you
Yeah! Bite my tongue, trying not to shoot back
No compromise, my heart won’t pump the other way
Wake the sleeping giant, wake the beast
Wake the sleeping dog, no, let him sleep
Wake the sleeping giant, wake the beast
Wake the sleeping dog, no, let him sleep
Bite my tongue trying not to shoot back
All the shots I take, spit back at you, yeah
All the shit you fake comes back to haunt you
All the shots, all the shots, all the shots I take, hey, what difference did I make? (What difference did I make?)
All the shots I take, spit back at you
8. Sweet Amber 05:27
Wash your back so you won’t stab mine
Get in bed with your own kind
Live your life so you don’t see mine
Drape your back so you won’t shine
Wash your back so you won’t stab mine
Get in bed with your own kind
Live your life so you don’t see mine
Drape your back so you won’t shine
Uh then she holds my hand and I lie to get a smile
Uh then she holds my hand and I lie to get a smile
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Uh sweet amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over ‘till I’m sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away but I’m back again
Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over ‘till I’m sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away but I’m back again
Uh then she holds my hand and I lie to get a smile uh yeah
And she squeezes tighter, I still lie to get a smile
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Uh sweet amber ah
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in...
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in...
Uh sweet amber, uh sweet amber
Uh sweet amber
How sweet are you?
Uh! How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
It’s never as sweet as it seems
9. The Unnamed Feeling 07:08
Been here before, been here before, been here before, been here before
Been here before, been here before
Been here before couldn’t say I liked it where do I start writing all this down
Just let me plunge you into my world, can’t you help me be un-crazy?
Name this for me, heat the cold air, take the chill off of my life
And if I could I’d turn my eyes to look inside to see what’s coming
It comes alive, it comes alive, it comes alive and I die a little more
It comes alive, it comes alive, it comes alive each moment here I die a little more, uh, I die I die I die a little more
Then the unnamed feeling, it comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling, takes me away
Been here before, been here before, been here before, been here before
Been here before, been here before
I’m frantic in your soothing arms, I cannot sleep in this down filled world
Found safety in this loneliness but I cannot stand it anymore
Cross my heart hope not to die, swallow evil, ride the sky
I lose myself in a crowded room, you fool, you fool, it’ll be here soon
It comes alive, it comes alive, it comes alive and I die a little more
It comes alive, it comes alive, it comes alive each moment here I die a little more, uh, I die I die I die a little more
Then the unnamed feeling, it comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling, treats me this way
And I wait for this train, toes over the line
Then the unnamed feeling, it takes me away, it takes me
Then the unnamed feeling, it comes alive ye-yeah
Then the unnamed feeling, takes me away, yeah, takes me away
Ah! Get the fuck out of here, I just wanna get the fuck away from me
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate, I hate it all, why why why me?
I cannot sleep with a head like this, I wanna cry, I wanna scream
I rage, I glaze, I hurt, I hate, I wanna hate it all away
Then the unnamed feeling, it comes alive ye-yeah
Then the unnamed feeling, treats me this way ye-yeah
Then I wait for this train, my toes are over the line, yeah
Then the unnamed feeling, takes me away, yeah it takes me away
Then the unnamed feeling, it comes alive
Then the unnamed feeling, takes me away
10. Purify 05:14 Hide lyrics
Tear it down, strip the layers off, my turpentine
Old paint, old looks, cover up the past
White heat, white light, super white bones, bones of you and I
Pure if I... Can’t you help me?
Pure if I... Won’t you help me?
Purify you and I, purify you and I
Purify... Can’t you help me?
Purify... Won’t you help me?
You and I purify, you and I purify
Purify
Truth and dare, peeling back the skin, acid wash
Ghost white, ultra clean, wanna be skeleton
Clear eyes, diamond eyes, strip the past of mine, my sweet turpentine
Pure if I... Can’t you help me?
Pure if I... Won’t you help me?
Purify you and I, purify you and I
Pure if I... Can’t you help me?
Pure if I... Won’t you help me?
You and I purify, you and I purify
Oh! Purify
Ahahahahaha…
I can find the dirt on anything
I can find the dirt on anything
I ain’t dancing with your skeletons
I, I ain’t dancing with what might have been, no
Oh! Pure if I... Can’t you help me?
Pure if I... Won’t you help me?
Purify you and I, purify you and I
Pure if I... Can’t you help me?
Pure if I... Why won’t you help me?
You and I purify, you and I purify
Come on! Purify
11. All Within My Hands 08:46
All within my hands
All within my hands
Squeeze it in, crush it down
All within my hands
Hold it dear, hold it suffocate
Ah
All within my hands, love to death
Smack you ‘round and ‘round and
All within my hands
Beware
Love is control
I’ll die if I let go
Love is control
I’ll die if I let go
Hate me now, kill all within my hands
Hate me now, crush all within my hands
Uh! Squeeze all within my hands
Choke all within my hands
Hate me now, trap all within my hands
Hurry up and hate me now, kill all within my hands again
Ah…
All within my hands
Take your fear, pump me up
All within my hands
Let you run, then I pull your leash
All within my hands
All within my hands
Under thumb, under to myself
All within my hands
Beware
Love is control
I’ll die if I let go
Love is control
I’ll die if I let go, let it go
Hate me now, kill all within my hands
Hate me now, crush all within my hands
Uh! Squeeze all within my hands
Uh! Choke all within my hands
Hate me now, trap all within my hands
Hurry up and hate me now, kill all within my hands again yeah
I’ll die if I let go
Control is love, love is control
I’ll fall if I let go
Control is love, love is control
I will only let you breathe
My air that you receive
Then we’ll see if I let you love me
I will only let you breathe
My air that you receive
Then we’ll see if I let you love me
Ah! Love is control
Hate me now, kill all within my hands
Hate me now, crush all within my hands again ye-yeah
Choke all within my hands
Squeeze all within my hands
Hate me now, trap all within my hands
Hurry up and hate me now, uh kill all within my hands again yeah
Ah
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
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